The aim of the workshop is to initiate drafting new legislation on EIA and SEA and developing recommendations to the Government of Georgia on how to fully comply with the Convention and the Protocol. Representatives of relevant Ministries, local authorities, members of the Parliament and other stakeholders, such as NGOs, consultants, private sector representatives are invited to take part at the start-up workshop.

The participants of the workshop will get familiar with:

Existing European practice in developing EIA and SEA legislation;

Results of the gap analysis of the national legislation related to implementation of the Convention and the Protocol;

They will further be invited to provide inputs for the draft outline of the law on EIA and SEA developed by a team of national and international consultants in Cooperation with the Ministry of Environment protection of Georgia.

Report on analysis of the existing elements and gaps in the national legislation of Georgia related to implementation of the Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment to the Espoo ConventionDmytro Skrylnikov, UNECE Consultant

Introduction to the UNECE Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo Convention); Technical advice and capacity - building activities to support the implementation of the Convention in Georgia within EaP GREEN ProgrammeElena Santer, EaP GREEN Project Manager, UNECE Secretariat to the Espoo Convention

Environmental Impact Assessment in Georgia - Development of the legislation on EIA: history and plansTamar Sharashidze, Head of Environmental Impact Permits Department, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia

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Transposition of the requirements of the Espoo Convention and the EIA EU Directive into the national legislation - European experience and good practicesJerzy Jendroska, UNECE Consultant

Existing national legislation of Georgia relevant to the implementation of the Espoo Convention; Current legal acts, history, previous foreign assistance in this areaMerab Barbakadze, National Consultant

ENG

Analysis of the national legislation related to the implementation of the Espoo ConventionDmytro Skrylnikov, UNECE Consultant

Introduction to the envisioned process of the law drafting and agreement on the suggested process with the participantsIrma Melikishvili, National Coordinator

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Day 2. Drafting a Law on SEA

Introduction to the UNECE Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment to the Espoo Convention; Technical advice and capacity - building activities carried out by the Secretariat to support the implementation of the Protocol in Eastern Neighborhood within EaP GREEN Programme Elena Santer, EaP GREEN Project Manager, UNECE Secretariat to the Espoo Convention

Existing national legislation of Georgia relevant to the implementation of the Espoo Convention; Current legal acts, history, previous foreign assistance in this areaMerab Barbakadze, National Consultant

ENG

Analysis of the national legislation related to the implementation of the Espoo ConventionDmytro Skrylnikov, UNECE Consultant